The Biblical Monotarian (Copyright 2023)
Unitarianism Trinitarianism Trinity Monotheism
Proposition # 17: Philippians 2:6 says that Jesus “was in the form of God” and Colossians 1:15 calls him “the image of the invisible God.”
Response: If Paul meant to say that Jesus was God in Philippians 2:6 he could have simply written that Jesus ‘was God,’ and omitted the phrase ‘in the form of.’
What did Paul mean by this expression?
At Exodus 4:16 God tells Moses that Aaron “shall be a mouth for you, and you shall … Read the rest
Proposition # 16: The passages of Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 clearly call Jesus Christ “God.”
Response: Let’s note the entire passage of Titus 2:11-13,
“For the Grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passion, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the Glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”
What has appeared “for the … Read the rest
Proposition # 14: John 18:3-6 reports that when men came to arrest Jesus, he asked them for whom they sought. They answered, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Verse 6 says that when he responded, “‘I AM [he].’ they drew back and fell to the ground.” This shows that Jesus was using the divine title, the I AM of the Hebrew Scriptures; otherwise why would the men have drawn back and fallen to the ground?
Response: If this were a case where the … Read the rest
Proposition # 13: Jesus’ use of the divine title “I AM” [Greek, ego eimi] in John 8, verses 24 and 58 proves his deity.
Response: At John 8:58 Jesus says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
Trinitarians relate this statement to the account of Exodus 3:14 where “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you.”’” Was Jesus … Read the rest
Proposition # 12: Jesus shares titles with God. Among these are “King of kings, and Lord of lords,” and “Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.” The Bible calls Jesus our Savior and says that besides God there is no Savior. (Acts 5:31; Isaiah 43:11) Also, there are passages of Scripture which are applied to Yahweh in the Hebrew Scriptures yet applied to Jesus in the Christian Testament.
Response: Daniel, a prophet of God, called Nebuchadnezzar “king of … Read the rest
Proposition # 11: At John 14:9 Jesus proves he is God when he says to Philip, “He who has seen me has seen the Father.”
Response: If this verse proves anything along the lines of trinitarian thinking, it proves that Jesus is the Father; something which they do not teach. [1] Rather, they clearly distinguish between the ‘persons of the Godhead.’ This shows the inconsistency of trinitarian logic.
There are at least three ways in which something can be seen. … Read the rest